yes it does. i stripped my OS before it is installed. it sounds little better than stripping a installed OS.wademcinnis wrote:"think i once got my 2012 stripped down to 3-5GB. not that hard. just delete and delete, and delete"
But that is still HUGE.
I think it should be closer to 36 mB! And that would be twice as much stuff as a minimized XP.
Like I said, it would be interesting to hear if it makes any difference.
Like bracketing with artillery - we know what it sounds like with a full install - wish we could hear a minimal install and then we could work our way back from there to find optimum if minimal is not optimal.
because files are better aligned. more compact.
stripping an installed OS makes sparse space. defrag won't recover the loss of SQ. interesting, right?
that's because you are using windows explorer. you should learn to use command prompt. there is nothing you cannot see.wademcinnis wrote:
I bet even in SAFE MODE there is plenty of stuff you cannot delete or you think you have deleted it only to find it somewhere else.
I have found the SEARCH function in SERVER to be in cahoots with RESOURCE PROTECTION, too. You cannot rely on it to "find" all of the folders a file is residing.
